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New Census Data Says Americans Are Waiting Longer to Get Married. Where Do You Fit In?

I don’t know why I’m so fascinated with marriage stats, but here are the latest ...

According to the 2010 Census, the median age for a first marriage is 28.2 for men and 26.1 for women. In 2000, men were getting married at 26.8 and women were getting married at 25.1. That’s a big jump! Especially for the guys!

The Census peeps say the numbers have been steadily rising since the mid-1950s.